Clawing it's way out if a box of styrofoam peanuts is a decently nice original Top Cat! I was really happy to work out a deal for this TC with the buyer of a 4x Schumacher lot. Was a lucky connection after he bought my K1 Aero. The TC buggy design exceeds my expectations for wonderful weirdness! In my quest for brushed motors he also had a Speed Gems Sapphire available. It's a duplicate for me but was too nice to pass up.
The TC needs a little maintenance, which includes a few missing fasteners and some diff work. Also need to decide if the pink body stays but just gets spruced up a bit. I have some pink Trinity modifieds getting refurbished and this could be a good home for one of them. Maybe the 12 turn double...
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Frankensteined RC10T3 / Franky Jr RC10GT-e (x2) / A+ stamp / Toy Story RC / Graphite replica / B1.5 BFG 5LTi / Clonewald / Hyper Hornet
"I love the effort, but it sure looks like you took the long way around to a tub again"
Very nice score. It's the wrong pink in my humble opinion. But I pretty much only care for either magenta or hot pink like the A&L decal or that on Novak decals. So my opinion is biased and therefore doesn't count for squat
After a bit of cleanup and a sticker job, I think the pink shell will be fine until I come up with a paint job that I want for a new body. That might be a few years from now though.
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Frankensteined RC10T3 / Franky Jr RC10GT-e (x2) / A+ stamp / Toy Story RC / Graphite replica / B1.5 BFG 5LTi / Clonewald / Hyper Hornet
"I love the effort, but it sure looks like you took the long way around to a tub again"
Frankentruck wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:15 pm
I wouldn't have painted it this pink, but I'll probably see what I can do with the shell before moving on to a new one
Slap a Pink Panther decal on it and call it done! If you don't use it and it is in good condition, perhaps I can buy it from you. I have a couple I haven't gotten around to painting yet.
In case you weren't aware, new bodies are still available from Schumacher. The ones on eBay are usually crazy expensive, presumably because folks don't realize you can still get them.
Is this your first Top Cat? They are very light, very fast, and very wheelie prone I think a Top Cat with 12T double would be ballistic!
My re-re has a 10.5 brushless and it is really too much for it, even with the pro transmission/slipper clutch. I think it was faster around a track with the 13.5 blinky setup just because it was so much more composed and driveable. My track is very bumpy, though.
Yes, this is definitely my first Top Cat. I need to dyno this motor. It climbs rpms fast and screams! It's mostly in the TC because it's pink and the aluminum end bell goes well with all the Schumacher aluminum. But as a rebuilt refurbished motor I'm not worried about running it.
Frankensteined RC10T3 / Franky Jr RC10GT-e (x2) / A+ stamp / Toy Story RC / Graphite replica / B1.5 BFG 5LTi / Clonewald / Hyper Hornet
"I love the effort, but it sure looks like you took the long way around to a tub again"
Well....in my qwest to collect some of my favorite cars from the '80's, I came across this at a local swapmeet. Dig the Marui Big Bear tires... :lol: The ol' Cat needs a little love, that's for sure. But with Ebay and the help of this board, I hope...
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Can I see some pictures of how those big bear wheels were fitted to the shumacher axles please?
(Just for inspiration : I own neither the car nor wheels)
I've already taken 'em off and gave 'em away..... :D
But let's just say the mounting was...
Well another pic this time of my TOP CAT. I got this in a Trade with Jason ( Bormac) He put one of his classic paint jobs on it for me.( Thanks Jason ) It came with no shocks so i have...
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Despite my best efforts with this car its the 'ratio' of those pivot rockers thats the real problem. Even with the heaviest of coils and dampening the front end still feels too light at times. Not like the upright set up at all.
Ive been trying to drive around the problem of a Topcat's inability to steer through tight sections of the race track. I had tried tyres, extra toe out and a narrower front end, the steering mod kit and a couple of other things but nothing made the...
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The author was desapointed regarding Top Cat racer's perf. Due to a front lazy behaviour,
Yeah no doubt the Topcat's front suspension is not the cars strongest atribute. Personaly I think its the 'ratio' of the rocker arms that make for a weak...
I have a quick question I was hoping someone could help with.
Do the Topcat and the original Cougar share the same chassis?
Apart from the front end damper design, what other changes were made to the cougar?
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Thank you for the comments everyone. It was very helpful.
These cars dont seem to come up for sale so often, so I was just looking into the possibility of restoration using Cougar parts.